SEDGWICK COUNTY —Law enforcement authorities are investigating an accidental shooting involving a 3-year-old girl and her father at a residence in the 2300 Block of East Macarthur in Wichita, according to Wichita Police Captain Jason Stephens.
Just after 7p.m. Wednesday, police responded to home and found a 30-year-old man who woke up in bed with a non-life-threatening gunshot wound to his leg. The girl had injured her hand, according to Stephens.
Police are still working to learn how and where the man stored the firearm and how the child gained access to it. He was the only adult in the home at the time of the incident, according to Stephens.
The three other children in the home have been placed into protective custody pending the outcome of the investigation. Stephens did not have details on whether the child was still in the hospital.
If there was any negligence, police will report it to the Sedgwick County District Attorney.